Mattress supporting structure



Dec. 24, 1940. F. o. CHURCH MATTRESS SUP PORTING STRUCTURE Filed NOV. 9, 1959 5 Sheets-Sheet l 7" ATTORNEY.

1940- F. o. CHURCH MATTRESS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE Filed Nov. 9, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

1 BY FP/I/VKL/IV QCHu/s/x ATTORNEY.

Dec. 24, 1940. F. o. CHURCH 2,225,358

MATTRESS SUPPORTING STRUCTURE Filed Nov. 9, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 BY f ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec- 24, 1940 i urursn s'rArss PATENT OFFICE zszss a HATIBBSS SUI'POBTING STRUCTURE Franklin 0. Church. Builalo, N. Y., assignmto nunlop Tire and Rubber corporation, Buffalo, N.Y.,1eotpllfl0ll0fNcIY0Ik Application November 9,1939, Serial No. 303,559 g 8 Claims- (Cl- -239) My invention relatestoa support for mattresses trated by way of example in the accompanying or similar resilient upholstery. f drawings in whic Heretofore, n a have been generally Fig. 1 is a plan view of a mattress and supportsupported on steel spring the most favored coning structure embodying my invention, portions 5 struction of which was made of a number of coil of the mattress and of the cover of the su port- 5 springs supported on a base and held in properly ing structure being removed to show the conspaced relation throughout the area to be supstruction. g Y ported, and the entire construction enclosed in a Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the mattress supcover of ticking. such a construction was comport and a part sectionof the mattress taken on lo, plicated, cc and had a number of meline 2-2 of Fig. 1. chann l disadvantages. v Fig. 3 is avertical section of the mattress" sup- My present invention provides a mattress support taken on line 3-4 of Fig. 1. porting structure of simple, light construction Fig. 4 is a perspective of a portion of one end that provides a very flexible support for the matof the supporting structure, portions of the cover tress. being broken away. 15

In the supporting structure of my invention, I Figs. 5 and 6 are vertical cross-sections through provide a number of yieldable spaced slats exa modified embodiment of the invention taken tending lengthwise of the mattress to be supmidway and through an end respectively of the ported and supported at suitable intervals as, for structure. a an example, at each vend. or at some positions inter Fig. 7 is a detail end view partly in section of mediate the ends, individually on resilient supa supporting structure made in two parts hinged porting blocks. Each slat is free to bend under together. r the weight supported on themattress and the Fig. 8 is an end view on a smaller scale of a resilient block immediately beneath the slat may hinged construction-in flat or extended position, also yield under the weight without depressing and Fig. 9 is a similar view of the mattress sup- 5 the adjacent slats orthose outside of the area port in folded position. of support of the weight. Fig. 10 is a vertical cross-section through an The slats are held in suitably spaced posiembodiment of the invention in which the structions by a resilient. or stretchable spacing strip ture is made in two assembled halves. or strips which, however, permit each slat to Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing these 30 yield substantially independently of the adiahalves nested together for compactness in hancent slats. The slats are sufllciently yieldable to dling or shipping.

bend or sag slightlyfrom head to foot, but the Fig. 12 is a foreshortened vertical section of slats are made sufilciently stiff so that this deone-half of the mattress support of Fig. 11. flection isless than the head to foot sag of the Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic cross-section show- 35 conventional spring constructions. The amount ing the position assumed by the mattress and of bend or sag in the slats may be controlled its support under different weights.

by selection of-material and shape and dimen-' Fig. 14 is a vertical section similar to that of sions to give the required stiffness. The resil- Fig. 10 of a section of a modified form of the ient blocks supporting the slats are compressed invention. 40 under a load providing a yielding platform for Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 of the mattress and giving a feeling of depth and the accompanying drawings, the invention is comfort. illustrated in conection with a bed frame 20 hav- The weight applied to one side of a bed of this a u e o pp ti b a e ii a ts ends 5 construction, therefore, has no efiect on an area d having a 061111184 foamed latex mattress occupied by another load and sag in a continuous Th Structure f r pp in he mattress curve from side to side is eliminated. By makcomprises s ppor ra a d 4. one at the outside t s h Side r th d o each end, supported on the brackets 2| and which what stirrer, firm side edges are provided. The y r a p rt f t bed ra v supporting construction may be covered with a Supported on the rails 23 and 2| respectively 50 suitable cover. Owing to its simplicity of conare resilient blocks 25 and 26 in which are imstruction it is light, may be easily stored, shipped bedded the ends of a series of spaced slats 21 exand handled. and is free from dust forming mate-' tending between the resilient blocks. The blocks rials and is easily cleaned. 25 and 26 may be of any suitable construction- 65 Various features of the invention are illus- In the specific modification shown in Figs. 1

' are further held of the others and t and having these ends cemented in the rub her. The slats 21 are thus held in spaced relation throughout the width of the mattress and in spaced relation by transverse strips 28 which may be secured to the slats in any suitable manner as, for example, by tacks or nails 29, Fig. 4.

The outer or extreme side slats 30 and 3 I, Figs. 2 and 4, are edged by a strip 32 of resilient material, such as foamed or cellular avoiding a hard surface. The outer face 'or edge of this strip may be thus positioned in vertical alignment with the longitudinal rails 33 in a manner similar to the positioning of a box spring of the construction heretofore used. The entire supporting structure may be inclosed in a cover 34 of ticking-or other suitable fabric which may be made to cover the upper surface of the slat assembly and all surfaces of the resilient blocks 25 and 26.

It will be apparent fromthe above that each of the slats 21 may be depressed independently at the pressure on each slat tire construction, however, forms a unitary structure which may be readily lifted and is particularly light because it consists of the-slats which may be made of wood or light metal, and of the resilient blocks which are relatively light because of their porosity and also because they extend only throughout a limited supporting area of the structure.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the arrangement of slats and of the resilient supports or bolsters is similar to that of Figs. 1 to 4, but there is also provided a rail 35 embedded in the resilient supports 25 and 26, as indicated in Fig. 6, and extending above and resting on the side rail 33 of the bed frame.

The cover 34 is extended downwardly as at 36 from the resilient strip 32 and about the rail 35 so as to form a smooth vertical wall or surface in a1; cut with the outer face of the bed frame rail 3 over for storage or transportation.

In the modification shown in Fig. 10 the supporting structure is made in two halves 40 and 4| which are in mirror relation to each other as shown in Fig. 9

rubber cushions or strips 42 to enable the adjacent without danger of slanting and having the surfaces of the slats in direct contact.

the modification shown in silient bolster 54 Fig. 14 the reprovided with recesses ll on the bed.

with ticking or other material 58. With this construction it is only necessary to turn the end of the ticking over the edges of the slats and tack it in place.

Through the above a mattress support of a simple, light, convenient which, therefore, provides the effect of great depth and softness.

What I claim is:

1. A supporting structure for mattresses which comprises a number of spaced parallel slats and common supporting blocks of molded cellular rubber for said slats, said slats being individually embedded in said blocks.

2. A supporting structure for mattresses which comprises a number of spaced parallel slats and 01' said slats and said slats being secured to said bolsters.

7. A support for mattresses which comprises spaced transverse bolsters of resilient cellular rubber and spaced longitudinally extending yieldable slats supported on and partly embedded in said bolsters to form a substantially continuous flat supporting surface for a mattress.

8. A support for mattresses which comprises spaced transverse bolsters of resilient cellular rubber and spaced longitudinally extending yieldable slats supported on and partly embedded in said bolsters to form a substantially continuous flat supporting surface for a mattress, and strips extending across and connecting said slats.

FRANKLIN O. CHURCH. 

